Carpet-lining



' ,NITED' STATES PATENT Orme,

GEORGE J. BICKNELL, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN,

CARPET-LINING.

SPEOIFIGATION forming pari: of Letters Patent No. 228,168, dateci June 1, 1880.

Application filetl October 22, 1879.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be ii; known that I, GEORGE J. BIGKNELL, of Grand Rapids, in che county of Kent and. State of Michigan, beve invented certaiu new and useful Improvements in Oerpet-Linings; a-nd I do hereby decla-re tbe following to be a.

full, elear, end exaet desoription of the invenfion, such as Wii1 eneble others skilled in the art to whioh ii: epperteins to make and use the same, reference being had 130 che aocompa'nying drawings, and to letters of referenoe marked. thereon, which form a part of this speeification.

My invention s designed to provide an improved cerpet-lining which shall be easy and elastic under treed, elean end durable in use, and smple in forni.

The improvement consists in providing 2m upper beo end a iower bat, with a continuous sheet adapted to cover the exposed sides and the longitudinal edges of both bats, end elso separate the latter.

In the drawin gs, Figure 1 is a verticaltransverse seetional view of one form of the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a modification.

The upper end lower bats, A and B, may be made of any suioable materal. The continuous sheet O, which extends about end between both bats, may also be made of any suitable materia paper being preferable.,

The upper folc1 or layer, a, extends over the upper bat, a nd thenoe passing about one end of the latter: it extends between both upper end lower bats to form the centrel fold or la.yer, b thenee passing about the end of the lower bei: 1't extendsfibeneath the letter to form the lower 1ayer or fold, 0. This under fo1d. or layer has ts free end secured to the middle fold et a side end end of the Iatter, respeotively, opposite to the side end end a,t whieh the free end of the upper fold is secured t-o said middle f1d. The upper end lower pads are in this manner maintained separate by the same eontinuous enveiope or oovering whieh Protects their exposed sides end edges.

The various advantagesattendant upon a, double-pad lining are also obtairied, prominent among whieh are elastioit-y end ease in use, capacity to withstand wear, end economy inmanufaeture.

In referring to the sheet O as being continuous, I do not restric: myself to making the same in a single piece, es represented in the drawings, inasmuch as the seme result follows byjoining togethertwo or more piecs end. making therefrom a eontinuous sheet.

In order to secure the two bats in positon I make the middle sheen perforated, so that the edges or walls of the perforations rnay engage With che bats, and the latter may aiso fit into the perforations, said middle sheet being preferably punctured from opposite sides, whereby the projecting walls or edges of part of the perforations may extend into one bai: and the walls or eriges of the remaning perforations may projeet into che other bet. This obviates quilting the two pads to the sheet, and,in addition to its smpiicity, it renders the lining more yielding to the step.

The free ends of the upper end lower folds mey be pasted to the middle fold, or may be detachably secured by slits end projections formed, respeetively, in the middle end outer foids end united in dovetail joints.

Tbe modification view represents the sheet passeri aronnd end between the two bats in a, diiferent detail manner than previously described. Both ends of tbe sheet are also secured in place by sewing, whieh passes through both bats and the three folds of fohe sheet. Iustead of having the inner end of the sheet thus sewed in place,it may be left free, and the' outer end only of the sheet be secured by sewing, whieh passes through the corresponding portion of-both bats and the three layers of the sheet.

My preferable consbruotion, however, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, employs a strip, d, made of paper or other sutable material, end pasted ai; one longitudinal edge transversely to the middle fold, the free end of the outer fo1d and the inclosed bai: being fitted. between the free longitudinal portion of said. strip and. the middle fold. This form of engagement maintains the outer fo1d in position, secures the brut, end renders the lining springy in use, the covering being loose end adapted. to yie1d to pressure by reason of the eapacty of its upper end lower folds to have free longitudinal sliding movement.

It will be observed thafu very littie peste is IOO used in making this linug, thereby obviating the disadvantages ineident to the use of a large quantity of paste, it being well known that paste attraets vermn, and also renders the lining hard and unyieldng, both of which results are deleterious te carpets. The little paste that is used in attaching che transverse strips 50 the sheet is not sufficient te produce il1 effects, and even this paste may be dispensed with by seeuring said strips by other means.

Having fully described rny invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a carpet-lining, the combination, W)J anupper bai: and alower bat, of a continuous shee; adapted to cover the exposed sides and the longitudinal edges of both bats, ami also separate the latter, substantially as set forth.

2. In a carpet-lining, the combinaoion, Wth

an upper bat and a lower bah, of a continuous sheet which extends about and between both bats, one or both ends of said sheet being secured in position, substantially as set forth.

3. In a carpet-lining, the combination, with 25 an upper bai; and a lower bat, of a contnuous sheet which extends about and between said bats, and a strip secured al: one longitudinal porton transversely to the middle sheet fold, the free end of the enter sheet fold and the 0 intermediate bai; being fitted. between the free longitudinal portion of said slip and the middle sheet fold, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I elaim che foregoing I have hereunto set my hand tl1is 15th day of 5 October, 1879.

GEORGE JAMES BIOKNELL.

Wibnesses:

WALTER BU'ILER, JAMES A. R0s111. 

